External remedy for impotence

ABSTRACT

As an aid in remedying impotence (erectile dysfunction), this invention consists of a cord and arrangements for it to be wound around a man&#39;s body and secured in place and so arranged that it passes across and presses in on the upper half of his penis where his penis meets his body thus including a very simple method of restricting the flow of blood out of the penis without interfering with the blood flow into the penis nor with ejaculation. The advantage of this invention over the previous art, which consist of various rigid contraptions, is that it is much simpler, much less conspicuous, is much more easily and quickly installed, is of greater help in a man&#39;s achieving and maintaining an erect penis and has a very low cost of manufacture.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] By impotence in a man we mean the failure of sexual stimuli toinduce an erection of his penis or to sustain an erection during sexualactivities including successful coitus. This condition is currently alsocalled erectile dysfunction.

[0005] Over fifty patents have been granted for various remedies forimpotence. A number of these remedies consist of apparatus to applypressure to the base of the penis, for example, a ring encircling thepenis at its base. Of these, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,074,341, 5,336,157,3,759,020, 3,612,046, and 3,511,230, achieve their effect by pressingagainst a portion of the root of penis, for example, against its top andsides, and these inventions comprise the prior art for my invention. Theinvention for which a patent is here sought is of this later type(classification 600/41.) It consists of a cord and arrangements for thiscord to be wound around a man's body and secured in place and soarranged that it passes across and presses in on the upper half of hispenis where his penis meets his body (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The advantageof this invention over the previous art, which consist of various rigidcontraptions, is that it is much simpler, much less conspicuous, is muchmore easily and quickly installed, is of greater help in a man'sachieving and maintaining an erect penis and has a very low cost ofmanufacture.

A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] As an aid in remedying impotence, this invention consists of acord and arrangements for it to be wound around a man's body and securedin place and so arranged that it passes across and presses in on theupper half of his penis where his penis meets his body thus including avery simple method of restricting the flow of blood out of his peniswithout interfering with blood flow into his penis nor with ejaculation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

[0007]FIG. 1 shows a profile view of the invention in use in theembodiment described in claim 1.

[0008]FIG. 2 shows a front view of the invention in use in theembodiment described in claim 1.

[0009]FIG. 3 shows a front view of the invention in use in theembodiment described in claim 3.

[0010]FIG. 4 shows a profile view of the invention in use in theembodiment described in claim 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] This invention consists of a cord and arrangements for it to bewound around a man's body and secured in place and so arranged that itpasses across and presses in on the upper half of his penis where hispenis meets his body (see FIGS. 1 and 2.) In its preferred embodimentthe cord is approximately ⅛ inch in diameter and made of an elasticmaterial, for example, it is woven with spandex thread, and wheninstalled, firmly presses against the penis without using up theelasticity of the cord. In its various forms, it may be installed asfollows: The man is in a standing position and the cord is securedaround his body above the level of his penis and possibly as high as hiswaist. He or his partner reaches between his legs, grasps a strand ofthe cord lying against his back, pulls it down, then forward to in frontof him, then up and over his penis and testicles and releases it so thatit lies across the upper part of the root his penis. This inventionprovides a very simple, inconspicuous, easily and quickly installed aid,without side effects, to a man's achieving and maintaining an erectpenis. In some men suffering from impotence its installation allows themto proceed with sexual activity in a normal manner. In others it can bean aid to the effectiveness of additional remedies.

1. I claim as my invention, as an aid to a man's developing andmaintaining an erect penis, a cord made of an elastic material passingacross the front of a man's body just above the level of his penis,around the backs of both his legs and then forward following the lineswhere his legs meet his buttocks and then up and over his penis passingwhere his penis joins his body (see FIGS. 1 and 2.), the cord beinginitially fitted and secured in place so that when in position it isfairly tight without fully using up the cords elasticity.
 2. I claim asmy invention, the same as claim 1 except the cord need not be elastic.3. I claim as my invention, the same as 1 or 2 except the cord iscrossed before being brought up and over the penis (see FIG. 3.)
 4. Iclaim as my invention, a loop secured around the waist with anadditional strand, attached at each side of the waist loop, which goesdown between the legs and up and over as in claims 1, 2 or 3 (see FIG.4).
 5. I claim as my invention, as an aid to a man's developing andmaintaining an erect penis, a cord when installed and secured to a man'sbody, passes over and presses on the upper portion of his penis wherehis penis meets his body.